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Sunday, September 27, 2020

Gayan 619 – Tala 19 - Love that is progressive is like the sweet water of t

Gayan 619 – Tala 19 - Love that is progressive is like the sweet water of the running river, but love that does not progress is like the salt water of the sea. And if there is any inspiration, any revelation, that also is attained by a loving heart. The life's purpose is to make use of this shrine... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Gayan #356 - Chala #35 - All beauty is veiled by nature, and the greater th

Gayan #356 - Chala #35 - All beauty is veiled by nature, and the greater the beauty the more it is covered. All beauty is veiled by nature, and the higher the beauty the more it is covered. That makes it easy for a wise person to find the difference between a true prophet and a false prophet, for... Sign in to see full entry.

GAYAN 190 - BOULA -149 – Righteousness comes from the very essence of the s

GAYAN 190 - BOULA -149 – Righteousness comes from the very essence of the soul. Spirituality comes from the softening of the heart, which becomes frozen by the coldness of the surrounding life. The influence of worldly life upon the mind generally has a freezing effect; for selfishness coming from... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 25, 2020

GAYAN 186 - BOULA -145 – There is a pair of opposites in all things; in eac

GAYAN 186 - BOULA -145 – There is a pair of opposites in all things; in each thing there exists the spirit of the opposite. The next step in mental purification is to be able to see the right of the wrong and the wrong of the right, and the evil of the good and the good of the evil. It is a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

GAYAN 151 - BOULA -110 - To offend a low person is like throwing a stone in

GAYAN 151 - BOULA -110 - To offend a low person is like throwing a stone in the mud and getting splashed. For God is love. What do we expect from love? Grace. The grace of God is the love of God, love of God manifesting in innumerable blessings, blessings which are known and unknown to us. Human... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

GAYAN 109 - BOULA -068 - - The longing for vengeance is like a craving for

GAYAN 109 - BOULA -068 - - The longing for vengeance is like a craving for poison. Man unites with others in the family tie, which is the first step in his evolution, and yet families in the past have fought with each other, and have taken vengeance upon one another for generations, each considering... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Gayan #270 – Boula #229 Reason is learned from the ever changing world, bu

Gayan #270 – Boula #229 Reason is learned from the ever changing world, but wisdom comes from the essence of life. …the inner life makes one richer, the outer life poorer. With all its richness and treasures that the earth can offer man is poor; and very often the richer, the poorer, for the greater... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 19, 2020

Gayan #321 – Boula #280 - All that is not plain is a puzzle; therefore, wis

Gayan #321 – Boula #280 - All that is not plain is a puzzle; therefore, wisdom is a puzzle to the ordinary mind. In the Sufi literature, which is known to the world as the Persian literature, there is much talk about the "curls of the Beloved," and many have often wondered what it means. The curl is... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Gayan 389 - Chala 68 - The whole world's treasure is too small a price to p

Gayan 389 - Chala 68 - The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for one word that kindles the soul. Where is God? God is in the heart of man. When it is the voice of God that rises in the heart of man it is a divine word. The words of Christ are a tongue of fire that pierces the heart... Sign in to see full entry.

Gayan #351 - Chala #30 - As the whole of nature is made by God, so the natu

Gayan #351 - Chala #30 - As the whole of nature is made by God, so the nature of each individual is made by himself. As the whole nature is made by God; so the nature of each individual is made by himself. And as the Almighty has the power to change His nature, so the individual is capable of... Sign in to see full entry.

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